Effects of unilateral input and mode of hearing in the better ear: Self-reported performance using the speech, spatial and qualities of hearing scale

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-136

  Dwyer, Noël Y ^a   Firszt, Jill B ^a   Reeder, Ruth M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Hearing aid; Hearing disability; Unilateral hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILATERAL HEARING LOSS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891824587     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e3182a3648b     Document Type: Article

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